A few weeks ago, raw data gathered in Janaury 2020 from Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market in Wuhan, China — the early epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic — was uploaded to an online virology database. It caught the attention of researchers. A new genetic analysis from an international team provides the strongest evidence yet for natural origins of the COVID-19 pandemic and the role of one animal in particular: raccoon dogs.
Short Wave co-host
Emily Kwong talks with
Katherine Wu, a staff writer at The Atlantic, who broke the story and explains the genetic evidence.
To dive into emerging genetic evidence of this pandemic's origins, read:
- Crits-Christoph et. al (2023),
Genetic evidence of susceptible wildlife in SARS-CoV-2 positive samples at the Huanan Wholesale Seafood Market, Wuhan: Analysis and interpretation of data released by the Chinese Center for Disease Control- Katherine Wu's Atlantic article,
The Strongest Evidence Yet That an Animal Started the Pandemic- Michaeleen Doucleff's NPR reporting,
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